How to easily Vacuum Stabilize wood with Cactus Juice

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How to easily Vacuum Stabilize wood with Cactus Juice
This shot DIY how-to video demonstrates how to your wood stabilizing resin, a vacuum pump and chamber to stabilize wood. Stabilized wood becomes harder, heaver easier to polish and much more resistant to moisture and cracking. Vacuum stabilized wood is used as pen blanks, knife scales or handles or wood turning. The process allows soft spalted woods to be hardened and transformed into beautiful finished products, Stabilized wood is also the first step in many alumilite casting projects.
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@michaelogden5958 7 месяцев назад

This is a very good "nuts and bolts" presentation! (Public Service Announcement - I don't mean to steal DITeasycrafts thunder, and I get absolutely no compensation for my recommendation) For those who want to really geek out on Cactus Juice stabilization, the Turners TV channel has a video "Live Demo- Curtis Seebeck- The Science and Art of Stabilizing and Dyeing Wood" presented by Curtis Seebeck - the guy who came up with Cactus Juice. Cheers!

@sreelbalinc1 2 года назад

Thanks for the video and instructions. Something to note: That lead weight soaking in your resin can transfer lead salts into your cactus juice and therefore into everything you use that resin for making them slightly toxic to handle with bare hands regularly. You might want to consider using something besides bare lead to weigh your items down. or maybe put in in a cup or in a plastic bag if you absolutely have to use that lead to weigh your items down. It simply adds unneeded contaminants into your final products. Great instructional video though overall. Thanks for sharing.

@pilotx8358 3 месяца назад

Very helpful. Thank you.

@DIYeasycrafts 3 месяца назад

You're welcome!

@j.r.hewitt3753 3 года назад

I make knives as a hobby, and I really want to get into stabilizing wood for knife scales. This video is helpful. Thanks!

@DIYeasycrafts 3 года назад

Go for it. What a great way to improve your end product

@ZENMASTERME1 3 года назад

Thanks for putting this video up! I was wanting to know the difference between stabilization and not stabilizing wood.

@jeffputnam8554 3 года назад

I have been thinking of getting the equipment to do wood stabilizing. This video was helpful.

@DIYeasycrafts 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@CartoonFan18 2 года назад

It'll quench ya! Nothing's quenchier! It's the quenchiest!

@scottadams2624 3 года назад

Very helpful. Going to use my kit for the first time today or tomorrow. Thank you for sharing your experience.

@DIYeasycrafts 3 года назад

Good luck! Dont leave the pump running. I cracked my lid. Just bring it up to pressure ad then leave it as per instructions

@frequency79 4 месяца назад

Good job thank you for this information 👏🔥

@DIYeasycrafts 4 месяца назад

Glad it was helpful!

@mikecrockett3669 9 месяцев назад

Great video. Thank you for sharing.

@DIYeasycrafts 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching!

@StoryForgeAI 3 года назад

Well done

@enjohneering9673 2 года назад

This was a very helpful guide! Have you ever tried this without a vacuum? Perhaps with an extremely extended soak period? I have a large piece that is very fragile I'd like to stabilize, but I have yet to find a vacuum chamber that could accommodate it.

@kensmapleleafretirement 3 года назад

Thank you for the information and demonstration. All new to me... I want to make knives for my Grandkids to keep. Be well....

@DIYeasycrafts 3 года назад

Very welcome

@davidvandenberg6378 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for the video, now we can all make doorable wood.

@DIYeasycrafts 7 месяцев назад

Go for it!

@bumstudios8817 3 года назад

Amazing!

@DIYeasycrafts 3 года назад

Thank you! Cheers!

@bumstudios8817 3 года назад

@@DIYeasycrafts I wonder if this works on cheap wood like pine or even plywood?

@franotoole2702 3 года назад

Good simple vid Dan. Little tip on the resin. Try and keep your light and dark woods and resin seperate. The tannins from some darker woods will stain lighter woods.

@DIYeasycrafts 3 года назад

Really appreciate the info. I noticed the cactus juice got darker after the soak!

@franotoole2702 3 года назад

@@DIYeasycrafts yeah it can be a dam pain. Its fine for doing batches of the same wood, but mixed batches are a pain. Best to have 2 or 3 seperate containers for light, medium and dark woods and try and do them in seperate batches

@MrBAMAREDNECK 3 года назад

After this process can you put the wood in a pressure pot and epoxy resin colors?

@roosterconlon 2 года назад

great and informative video! How did that piece of leather turn out? Did it harden and accept the cactus juice well or did it curl when it was put into the oven? Thanks for taking your time to respond.

@DIYeasycrafts 2 года назад

Leather did not turn out good at all. Sorry

@cindymccloud7188 3 года назад

How do you know when you have cooked the wood long enough?

@DaveMakesKnives 2 года назад

Thanks for the video. My Bacoeng vacuum chamber just came in and the instructions say to turn off the pump once the needle on the gauge stops moving or else the chamber might implode. So I am scared to run the chamber for hours. I'd really appreciate your thoughts! I noticed you are also using a Bacoeng chamber, although mine is only the 1.5 gallon.

@678friedbed 4 месяца назад

no, just run the pump till the gauge stops moving the shut it off.

@jstuart8651 2 года назад

What kind of pump and setup did you use?

@dbeez1075 Год назад

Hi, I have just started stabilising wood and I've found that while the pump is on its smoking continuously, and some oil covers the top of pump around exhaust. Also I'm finding after soaking for up to 24 hours the wood floats to surface. I thought the wood should not float. Can you advise please?

@Baldmanblades 3 года назад

How did the bark turn out I was wondering If I could leave some on some large pieces of Buckeye borrow that I have

@DIYeasycrafts 3 года назад

I was not thrilled with it. It got hard but not hard enough to use on its own. casting it in resin would work

@hankbackofen8000 Год назад

What size is your vacuum pot?

@richm.1583 3 месяца назад

The cactus juice had turned dark from the 1st use; If I understand right the juice can be reused for up to a year. Will the dark color from previous stabilizations ruin projects down the road?

@DIYeasycrafts 3 месяца назад

The juice will work but may darken lighter material

@jdshanahan4215 Год назад

Was just curious how you like that vacuum pump and chamber set up. I was looking at getting one really similar and wasn’t sure if it was any good.

@DIYeasycrafts Год назад

It was ok but the lid started to crack. Still works but I really can not give it the best recommendation.

@jdshanahan4215 Год назад

@@DIYeasycrafts thank you for the response and feedback. Helps make my decision even easier.

@whitebeard420 Год назад

Can I cook it in my oven or what? I was wanting to find a more in depth description of the use of this. It is a good vidja, but I see your using a toaster oven.... but your also indoors it appears. So....... I dont know, my wood has been soaking in a vacuum chamber for about 12hrs and I'm ready to cook it.

@DIYeasycrafts Год назад

I would not want to cook food in same oven used for wood stabilization. Toaster ovens are cheep

@RogerF 2 года назад

Did you leave your vacuum running for 12 full hours or can you shut it off?

@DIYeasycrafts 2 года назад

I left mine running but ended up cracking the top cover. Now I turn it off

@clamshell99 2 года назад

Up to what size wood will the Cactus Juice penetrate? I need to stabilize some spalted stock about 3" X 3" X 4" (7.7cm X 7.7cm X 10cm).

@DIYeasycrafts 2 года назад

You should be good. I have not done it myself but have seen others stabilize larger blocks

@tolleson49 3 года назад

You should never turn your vacuum off before closing the vacuum side valve. Always close valve first. If you don’t you can ruin your vacuum very fast.

@DIYeasycrafts 3 года назад

Thanks for the info did not know that